Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri
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BIT Sindri or Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri (formerly known as Bihar Institute of Technology, Sindri) is an engineering college in Jharkhand
, India
. An institute of higher learning, BIT has AICTE approved undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs.BIT Sindri is the only government engineering college in Jharkhand.
The institute is funded and administered by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi and is academically affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University
, Hazaribag for conducting examinations and awarding degrees. BIT has received funding from the World Bank for projects.
The institute campus is located 30 km from the Dhanbad City. The campus is well connected by road and rail from Dhanbad.
The aim of the government to shift BIT to Sindri was to make it the first IIT
of India, but, for political reasons, IIT Kharagpur was made the first IIT and BIT remained as BIT.
In 1952, degree programs were introduced. In 1956 its name was changed to Bihar Institute of Technology, the name it had retained until Jharkhand
and Bihar
were separated in 2000. Over the years, degree programs in other branches of Engineering were added.
BIT Sindri is located on 650 acres (2.6 km²) of land in the industrial town of Sindri in Dhanbad district. Each branch has its own building and laboratories and each department has their own libraries and computer facilities. The campus has an auditorium, on-campus hospital, a library, a canteen,a cricket/football playground, a gymnasium, a branch of the State Bank of India with ATM facility, a post office, an STD/ISD phone booth, and a co-operative store.
The Sindri Town railway station is adjacent to the campus. There is a shuttle service between Sindri and Dhanbad four times a day. The other means of transportation from Dhanbad station to the campus are local taxis (also called trekkers), which have most hostels on their route.
B.I.T. Sindri clubs are:
National Societies are
Club activities include
The BIT Sindri library has 150,000 books and an e-library resource center developed under the department of CSE and IT. The library is in a multi-storied building with amenities like elevators, internet facilities, and a computer department.
The library caters to the needs of the undergraduate and postgraduate students by subscribing to national and international journals. It has subscriptions to e-journals and e-books, and is open 24 hours.
offered jobs to 201 students. The students have been offered a salary package of up to Rs 3.17 lakh per annum.
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. An institute of higher learning, BIT has AICTE approved undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs.BIT Sindri is the only government engineering college in Jharkhand.
The institute is funded and administered by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi and is academically affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University
Vinoba Bhave University
The Vinoba Bhave University is located at Hazaribagh, India and is funded by Government of India. University came into existence on the 17th of September,1992 after bifurcation of Ranchi University as a teaching-cum-affiliating university. Being among one of the premier universities of Jharkhand,...
, Hazaribag for conducting examinations and awarding degrees. BIT has received funding from the World Bank for projects.
The institute campus is located 30 km from the Dhanbad City. The campus is well connected by road and rail from Dhanbad.
History
BIT was founded in 1949 under the name of the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Patna. In 1950 it was shifted to Sindri and thus BIT Sindri was born with a Principal, three Professors and sixty students. During the initial years, the college had diploma programs in electrical and mechanical engineering.The aim of the government to shift BIT to Sindri was to make it the first IIT
IIT
IIT may refer to:*A number of institutes of technology, including:** Illinois Institute of Technology, a private Ph.D.-granting research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA** Indian Institutes of Technology, a group of higher education institutes in India...
of India, but, for political reasons, IIT Kharagpur was made the first IIT and BIT remained as BIT.
In 1952, degree programs were introduced. In 1956 its name was changed to Bihar Institute of Technology, the name it had retained until Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
and Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
were separated in 2000. Over the years, degree programs in other branches of Engineering were added.
Campus
The Sindri Town railway station is adjacent to the campus. There is a shuttle service between Sindri and Dhanbad four times a day. The other means of transportation from Dhanbad station to the campus are local taxis (also called trekkers), which have most hostels on their route.
Hostels
The institute is fully residential. Professor's quarters and hostels are present on campus. The on-campus student housing consists of 25 hostels, including three girl's hostels, a separate postgraduate hostel,and a guest house.Clubs
- Model Club
- Photographic Club
- Arts Club
- Leo Club
- Painting Wing
- GRS
- Eco Club
- Literary Society
- Rotaract Club
National Societies are
Club activities include
- Cultural Fests: Fiesta, XENIUM, Nakshatra,YAMINI,Sparsh
- Photograph and painting exhibition: Drishti and Samarpan
- Tech Fest of BIT Sindri Sandhaan, Tech-udbhav, Triveni
- Tech Udbhav, Triveni, Mr and Miss Photogenic,
- Fresher of the Year
- Annual iaMock Test On GATE
- Annual Mock Test On CAT
- Seminars
- Engineers Day celebration
- Pre-placement programs
- Free education to underprivileged chlidrens by Prayaas
Library
The library caters to the needs of the undergraduate and postgraduate students by subscribing to national and international journals. It has subscriptions to e-journals and e-books, and is open 24 hours.
Placements at BIT Sindri
BIT Sindri, the only government engineering college in the state, made a record of sorts in 2011 when the total number of students securing jobs through campus recruitment crossed the 500 mark.Institute students were delighted when the TCS announced to give annual scholarship of Rs 10,000 to the topper of computer science and engineering branch.In 2010, the total number of students who had secured job through campus placement drive was 468.For 2012 batch students,IT major Tata Consultancy ServicesTata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services Limited is a global IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is the largest provider of information technology in Asia and second largest provider of business process outsourcing services in India...
offered jobs to 201 students. The students have been offered a salary package of up to Rs 3.17 lakh per annum.
Notable alumni
- Rakesh Kumar Tiwary - CSC IndiaCSC IndiaComputer Sciences Corporation India Private Limited is a subsidiary of Computer Sciences Corporation operates as an information technology services company in India....
- Anil Kumar(1983), Project Director, Alstom, New Delhi
- Anand KumarAnand KumarAnand Kumar is an Indian mathematician and a columnist for various national and international mathematical journals and magazines. He is best known for his Super 30 programme, which he started in Patna, Bihar in 2002, and which coaches economically backward students for IIT-JEE, the entrance...
, Director (R&D), Indian Oil CorporationIndian Oil CorporationIndian Oil Corporation Limited, or IndianOil, is an Indian state-owned oil and gas corporation with its headquarters are in Mumbai, India. It is India’s largest commercial enterprise, ranked 98th on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2011...
, New Delhi - Avinash Sinha, Vice President, Syntel
- B. Ahmad, Senior Vice President, Sterlite Telecom, Ahmedabad
- Bijoy G. Chatterjee (EE), Director, Systems Research, National Semiconductor Corporation, USA
- Dr. B. N. Singh (MET 1968), Chief Managing Director (CMD), Rastriya Ispat Nigam, Vishakhapatnam
- Dr. K. K. Srivastava (E&C 1961), Director, Defence Research Development Organization, Hyderabad
- K. Satya Narain (CE 1961), CMD, Engineers India Limited
- Meher Afroz, Senior Director at Microsoft Corporation
- Pradhan Sambhu Saran (EE 1960), recipient of Padmashree in 1998
- Rajiv Bakshi, President , TATA Auto comp
- Rajiv Ranjan (EE 1969), President and CEO, Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company, Mumbai
- Ramesh K Gupta, C.O.O., TATA International
- Ravi Shankar (ME 1980), President and CEO, Dow Kokam, Midland, Michigan, USA
- Rustam Ali (EE 1959), Advisor, Department of Telecom, Government of India
- Satish Chandra Kesari (CE 1987), Expert (Cryogenics and Air Separation), Bangalore
- Shrawan K Singh (ME 1961), Group Vice President, Xerox Corporation, USA
- Subodh Narayan Jha (ME 1967), recipient of 2006 Raksha Mantri Award, Retired director of MIDHANI, Hyderabad
- Prof. Subodha Kumar (Mech 1994), Assistant Professor, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, USA
- Suman Kumar (ME 1973), Director, Hitech Group, Gurgaon
- Vibhash Kumar, Senior Vice President (Engg), Lanka IOC PLC
- Prof. Vishwanath Sinha (E&C 1963), Deputy Director, IIT Kanpur
- Dr. Yogendra S Chadda (ME 1957), Retired Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Detroit Mercy, USA
- Kamal Nath, Head - Systems Integration India Sales, HCL Technologies Ltd
- Ajeet Das [ECE 1985] - Senior Director - Marketing, ARRIS, Atlanta, USA
- Prof B.S.Sahay-Founder Director-IIM Raipur
- Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Scientist, NPCIL,Mumbai
- Mr P gupta,Scientist,TISCO